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A thread to discuss the Trails Series of video games (known in Japan as the Kiseki series). Adaptations of the games are also on-topic.

As of May 2024, there is no specific spoiler policy for this thread, which means the the default forum spoiler policy applies. In summary:

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    Original OP 
(I searched forum titles several times, but did not find a thread for this game. If I missed it, remove this topic.)

There hasn't been much good news in months for people who want more Legend Of Heroes VI in English. Xseed has apparently been translating the second installment for PSP, but no release date yet, and they apparently have not had much sales success. Meanwhile, there have been no official statements about releasing the Windows versions in English.

But thanks to this Andriasang article, I learned that Aeria Games (best known for MMORPGs) plans to release the Trails in the Sky trilogy internationally on smartphones. Some online and social functions will be added to the basic gameplay. No clear indication of what international smartphone platforms just yet.

Edited by Mrph1 on May 13th 2024 at 3:27:09 PM

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#276: Jun 2nd 2017 at 7:43:42 PM

[up] How do we know that all wasn't Based on a Great Big Lie? Purely for argument's sake of course.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#277: Jun 2nd 2017 at 8:15:36 PM

Okay, that was an amazing way to kick off the game. That whole sequence with Estelle coming home was fantastically directed, paced, and written, and really highlights her character growth and resolve. And topped off with a hype as fuck OP.

The storytelling confidence in just the first hour and a half of this game is astounding.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#278: Jun 2nd 2017 at 10:21:44 PM

[up][up]. The dragons guarding the sept-terrons and their job as the watcher is in stark difference to what Ouroboros did to him, if the grandmaster is her then she has changed a lot. Especially since Estelle was the one who gave the Aureole humanity's answer not the fallen priest.

[up] It drags just a little bit in the middle but generally it stays as strong as its start. SC was something I just could not put down.

edited 2nd Jun '17 10:22:57 PM by Memers

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#279: Jun 3rd 2017 at 12:42:59 AM

Ah okay, so it's not just me then. Good.

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#280: Jun 5th 2017 at 3:22:04 AM

Sorry for the double post, but oh sweet Aidios, this game is so fucking good. I'm just filled with happiness playing this thing, all the character interactions, and the mystery stuff that's slowly starting to come to light, that scene at the end of the prologue with Joshua and the Capuas was great, it's just so AAAAAAAAA.

And now I kinda wanna see Anelace and Estelle together. Shame I gotta let her go, I really liked their Birds of a Feather friendship together.

Now I'm so glad I stuck with FC. It's incredible, all that really was the buildup, just so the glory that is SC can exist. And yet, the first game doesn't feel superfluous or a waste of time, it was necessary to build the world and its character dynamics.

edited 5th Jun '17 3:24:16 AM by darkabomination

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#281: Jun 5th 2017 at 3:58:35 AM

Anelace is great, it's hard to believe that she is the granddaughter of the person who taught Cassius how to fight. Not the personality of a swordswoman. Her best stuff is in TC though, her antics are the star of the show there.

And yeah SC does not waste a single plot point or character, every single one from FC comes back with a vengeance. It doesn't stop there as well Cold Steel and Ao/Zero pick them up from TC.

Hell you still find Anton and Ricky around continuing their adventures.

Edit: before anyone chides me, I know the third game is The 3rd not third chapter but the game's save files use TC as a folder name alone side FC and SC.

edited 5th Jun '17 6:14:49 AM by Memers

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#282: Jun 5th 2017 at 8:15:42 AM
Watashiwa Since: Dec, 2009
#283: Jun 7th 2017 at 1:03:01 AM

"The Phantom Thief"

Goddamn, foreshadowing was everywhere in FC wasn't it? surprised

EDIT: Holy lol Anelace. Okay, that's all my Trails for the week, I have work to do.

edited 7th Jun '17 1:23:16 AM by Watashiwa

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#284: Jun 7th 2017 at 2:24:27 AM

From what I've seen so far as of early chapter 1, Anelace is basically the ultimate Fun Personified ditz, even genkier and ditzier than beginning of FC Estelle, and trolls the audience with a faux-yuri scene, and apparently only somehow gets better from there.

I appreciate the variety in female characters, we've got several girly girls who still manage to be distinct and play off of each other, from Kloe's studiousness, to Schera's sempai-esque dynamic with Estelle with the occasional drinking joke, Tita's cute but still loves to gush over technology and get her hands dirty, Julia's hard edge with a slight playful streak underneath, and on the NPC side there's Jill, Aina, Mayor MB, and many others. Even on the male side, we have three fairly serious, stoic characters who still have different approaches to how they go about it.

On the interaction side, you could pair any three/four character parties up and the entertainment practically writes itself. Like, just imagine Anelace and Olivier working together with Agate forced to babysit, and Tita keeping the poor guy from losing his mind as they go on Bracer work.

edited 7th Jun '17 2:32:46 AM by darkabomination

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#285: Jun 7th 2017 at 2:52:31 AM

Analace's mottos "Cuteness is justice" "Fortune favors the cute" and "Keep your friends close but your plushies even closer"

And I take back what I said about Sky 3 in the other thread, you need to finish the trilogy, the third game is pretty much all about tying up those side characters. Like there is a rather long mini arc dedicated to Analace and Mayor Maybelle which is about as funny as you would expect.

edited 7th Jun '17 4:50:16 AM by Memers

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#286: Jun 7th 2017 at 7:12:22 AM

Speaking of Anelace, I never realized until playing 3rd that she uses the same school of swordsmanship that Rean does.

Was that a translation issue or did they say it somewhere in SC? I remember FC originally had a translation error about Kurt's arts, not being clear that they're special.

edited 7th Jun '17 7:13:59 AM by burnpsy

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#287: Jun 7th 2017 at 2:09:37 PM

Estelle pointed it out once in SC but they never went into detail. Considering one of her attacks is 'Eight Leaf Blitz' yeah. It was not mentioned who her grandfather is though till TC.

No one else uses their sword to create vacuums and manipulate their opponent, which I assume is one of the unnamed styles 1, 3 or 6.

I want to meet Master Yun Ka-fai, all we know is he is an old man with a long beard, likes to drink in Hot Springs and seemingly knows every good guy swordsman on the planet with any kind of skill.

edited 7th Jun '17 3:24:21 PM by Memers

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#288: Jun 7th 2017 at 4:33:21 PM

It is so strange looking through the Evolution intro of FC and actually hearing the characters talk. From what I understand, the Cold Steel games have voice acting for the key scenes too, both in Japanese and English.

Does Olivier get to talk there? Of all the characters I've not seen as wide a range of potential voices and accents when I've seen people playing Sky as with him.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#289: Jun 7th 2017 at 4:51:19 PM

Oh yes Olivier talks, he has a different VA than he did in Sky's battle quotes, he went from Troy Baker to Matthew Mercer. However his voice is quite appropriate for who he is. I wouldn't look it up till you beat SC though.

There was a mod project to add EVO's voices to the PC versions but I have heard anything about it in months.

Not the biggest fan of the Evo soundtrack, didn't like what they did to silver will

edited 7th Jun '17 5:40:55 PM by Memers

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#290: Jun 7th 2017 at 6:23:55 PM

Hell, don't google him at all, first results will give the spoiler outright.

I don't like what the Evolution versions did to the art, but I'm fine with most of the music (MOST). Also, I just want to point out that the opening for 3rd Evolution has the second-worst anime opening fight scene I've ever seen (the winner in that regard is Stella Glow).

wild mass guessYun Ka-fai is the leader of Ouroboros, and this is an elaborate trick to know all of the good guys and how they fight.wild mass guess

edited 7th Jun '17 6:32:17 PM by burnpsy

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#291: Jun 7th 2017 at 6:32:06 PM

The Evol art I've seen looks murkier and less crisp than the original art. The portraits look fairly good. I do enjoy a lot of the remixed music, I've got mods with both games to replace a lot of the music, though there's a dozen or so cases where I've put the originals back in.

Yeah, I know there's...something up with Olivier in Cold Steel and he's stuck around in the franchise, but thankfully I'm not about to look up what that is. I figure he's from Erobonia, so it makes sense he'd go back there eventually.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#292: Jun 7th 2017 at 6:35:01 PM

[up]Well, if you really wanted to know, I'd be more than happy to oblige, but if you don't want me to tell you, then that's your call. Completely. 100%.

...

<_<

>_>

>_<

OLIVER RETURNS TO EREBONIA AND HE— {is shot}

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#294: Jun 7th 2017 at 6:41:08 PM

Olivier kills Dumbledore and is Estelle's real father.

edited 7th Jun '17 6:42:20 PM by LordVatek

This song needs more love.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#295: Jun 7th 2017 at 6:55:29 PM

Some of the Evo art isn't bad, they fix a lot of the problems with TC's stills.

It's a minor spoiler but a good comparison

darkabomination Since: Mar, 2012
#296: Jun 7th 2017 at 8:49:09 PM

It's crazy how much I adore Anelace now. Met the girl for a bit of FC and a prologue, and now she's one of my favorite party members. A part of me kind of wonders how good Anelace is with the sword, she's got technique but not much discipline in contrast to Agate's raw strength and lack of subtlety. Then there's Kloe, where she can just have Sieg peck someone's eyes out and kindly threaten them to stop fighting.

As an aside, I love that the crew and passengers of the Linde are genuinely happy to see Estelle there, and respect her as a full Bracer. It's nice to see the girl finally getting her due as she grows into legitimately earning her own reputation.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#297: Jun 7th 2017 at 9:03:02 PM

[up]That's one of the neat things about Estelle and her character growth. For the most part, she doesn't undergo any one big event that changes her character forever or anything like that. Instead, she just slowly but surely grows into a more mature and capable person over time. It's not something you see too often in anime-related media, let alone RPG's or with a female protagonist, so it's pretty darn sweet to watch.

Watashiwa Since: Dec, 2009
#298: Jun 7th 2017 at 9:11:22 PM

The biggest shame is that there's a Super Arrange version of the Trails in the Sky OST they might have used. Silver Will SA isn't as good as the original but it's still superior to the Evol version.

@darkabomination: According to Memers she's using one of the Weaboo Fightan' Magic sword styles, suggesting she'll be a contender to be one of the top ten or twenty strongest fighters on the continent once she masters it.

[up]I mean, they timeskip for it so we don't see it happen, but you're right that it is cool to see the results.

edited 7th Jun '17 9:12:27 PM by Watashiwa

burnpsy Since: Sep, 2010
#299: Jun 7th 2017 at 9:17:23 PM

Heck, Rean hasn't mastered his form, and I'd probably place him up there by the end of Cold Steel 2. Eight Leaves too strong plz nerf. Although that's the least of the reasons Rean is so powerful.

edited 7th Jun '17 9:18:16 PM by burnpsy

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#300: Jun 7th 2017 at 9:18:06 PM

[up][up]...Not really, no. Sure, she becomes a better fighter during Bracer Camp, but it's only once SC starts that she really starts growing as a person in terms of her maturity and intelligence and whatnot. If it had all happened during camp, then she would've have been endgame!Estelle from as soon as Analace pops on screen.

edited 7th Jun '17 9:18:41 PM by kkhohoho


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